KO SAMUI - the best insider tips for vacation, holiday & travel

Although parts of Ko Samui have developed into Ibiza like party resorts, there are still lots of places further north that are perfect for chilled out family holidays. Chaweng Beach resort has great hotels, restaurants and beaches with golf courses and water sports suitable for all the family.

Ko Samui - our favourite boutique hotels, best restaurants, hottest nightclubs and golf courses. Just hotspots!
WorldTop7 presents the hottest choices for the Ko Samui's best luxury boutique and design hotels, Ko Samui's best night clubs and bars, the best restaurants in Ko Samui, Thailand.
Also, we list Ko Samui's and Thailand's top golf courses in the best luxury golf resorts.

If you are looking to party on Ko Samui, try to visit in the middle of April, when you will be able to attend the Songkran water festival to celebrate the New Year, other good times can be found on Ko Pangan where the celebrations focus on the full moon parties.

Ko Samui is also a great connection for the world famous dive sites on the Ko Tao Islands, as well as the diving Ko Tao offer some of the best seafood restaurants in the area.

International travellers will need to change planes in Bangkok but it’s easy to reach Ko Samui by Bangkok Airways; flying offers the best travel time and is much quicker than road or sea.

The climate on Ko Samui is good for most of the year but the best time to travel there is between March and August.